In talent on Demand, Peter Cappelli takes on these challenges by examining the talent management problem through a new lens. Drawing from state-of-the-art supply chain management and numerous company examples, he presents four new strategies for ensuring that your organization has the skills in needs – when it needs them. This book shows you how to:

Balance developing talent in-house with buying it on the open market.

Manage the uncertainty in talent-need forecasts

Maximize returns on your talent investments

Replicate the advantages of the external job market by creating an in-house market that links available talent to jobs.

Crucibles of Leadership – how to learn from experience to become a great leaderRobert J. Thomas R360.00

Experience may be a leader’s best teacher – but there’s a hitch. Two people can have identical experiences, but one blossoms while the other is depleted. In crucibles of Leadership, Robert J. Thomas shows you how this happens. It isn’t your experiences that shape you, but what you make of them, particularly the traumatic and unplanned “crucible” events. It is what and how you learn that will make you a better leader. Through real-life examples, self-assessments, and exercises, Crucibles of Leadership will help you become a more effective leader and make your experiences matter.

Many CEOs stumble when creating a leadership team. Drawing on their study of 120 top teams from around the world, the authors explain how CEOs, advisers who work with executive teams, and senior executives themselves can answer six vital questions:

Does your company really need a leadership team?

If so, how do you articulate a compelling team purpose?

How can you tell whether the right people are on the team?

How should the team be structured in terms of its size, mix of members, and norms for interaction?

What organizational support (including recognition and reliable data) does a top team need?

How will you make sure the team has skilled, hands-on coaching?

Executing your strategy – how to break it down & get it doneMark Morgan, Raymond E. Levitt, William MalekR345.00

The authors identify the six imperatives that will enable you to do the right strategic projects – and to dot those projects right: